2005 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
SWAC East Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–3 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLouis Crews Stadium
2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy  7 –2   9 –3  
Alabama State  6 –3   6 –5  
Mississippi Valley State  5 –4   6 –5  
Alcorn State  5 –4   6 –5  
Jackson State  2 –7   2 –9  
West Division
No. 11 Grambling State xy$  9 –0   11 –1  
Southern  4 –5   4 –5  
Prairie View A&M  3 –6   5 –6  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  3 –6   3 –8  
Texas Southern  1 –8   1 –10  
Championship: Grambling State 45, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2005 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourthh-year head coach Anthony Jones, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a conference record of 7–2, and finished first in the SWAC East Division.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Tennessee State*
W 27–14[1]
September 10at Grambling State
L 0–4412,195[2]
September 17Mississippi Valley State
W 27–137,060[3]
September 24Allen*
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 42–0[4]
October 1Texas Southern
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
L 7–17[5]
October 8at Southern
W 20–7[6]
October 22Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 28–13[7]
October 29vs. No. 24 Alabama State
W 31–2868,238[8]
November 5Jackson State
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 52–6[9]
November 12at Alcorn State
W 28–21[10]
November 20at Prairie View A&M
W 31–16[11]
December 10vs. No. 11 Grambling State
L 6–4520,612[12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Webster era begins with defeat". The Tennessean. September 4, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Eugene is back, and wow!". The News-Star. September 11, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "A&M cols off Valley, QB Nelson". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 18, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Alabama A&M 42, Allen 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Texas Southern 17, Alabama A&M 7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Alabama A&M stops Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 9, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Luke leads A&M past Ark.–Pine Bluff". The Anniston Star. October 23, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "One final hurdle". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Jackson State loses, 52–6". Hattiesburg American. November 6, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alabama A&M claims SWAC's East crown". The Anniston Star. November 13, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Alabama A&M 31, Prairie View A&M 16". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 20, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Grambling State runs away with SWAC title". Hattiesburg American. December 11, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "2005 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
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